Georgia State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 4,000,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,640 (57%)
Days Without Precipitation 244 (45%)

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 1,700 (8%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 21,671
Men / Women 41% / 59%
From State 80%
From Region 3%
Athletes 380 (1.9%)

Racial/Ethnic

Black 43%
Asian 17%
Hispanic 15%
White 15%
Mixed 5%
International 5%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Andrew Young School of Policy Studies 337 32% 18% 8% 50% 16% 3% $59,501 9 -0.73 57 93% 8.9%
Economics 81 — 58% 19% 17% 42% 11% 9% $75,307 18 -0.85 81 90% — — — —
International Economics 3 — 33% 0% 0% 67% 33% 0% $75,307 18 -0.85 81 90% — — — —
Public Policy 30 — 50% 20% 0% 63% 13% 0% $67,993 40 -0.31 73 90% — — — —
Social Work 67 — 12% 25% 6% 43% 19% 1% $49,722 25 -0.42 31 97% — — — —
Criminal Justice 156 — 24% 14% 5% 54% 18% 1% $53,557 15 -0.87 42 93% 8.9% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing and Health Professions 331 11% 13% 19% 47% 12% 5% $81,883 77 -0.05 87 98%
Dietetics/Dietitian 22 — 18% 14% 23% 41% 9% 5% $61,216 37 -0.26 61 91% — — — —
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 5 — 0% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $45,389 0 -2.82 20 98% — — — —
Nursing 189 — 9% 13% 20% 46% 12% 5% $94,809 70 +0.26 94 98% — — — —
Public Health 82 — 15% 9% 17% 61% 6% 2% $48,369 5 -1.56 27 100% — — — —
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist 33 — 9% 12% 21% 27% 24% 12% $110,440 99 +2.52 98 96% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 3,181 38% 18% 18% 40% 11% 5% $71,111 47 -0.30 77 93%
Computational Science 11 — 45% 18% 55% 18% 0% 9% $106,365 31 -0.54 97 — — — — —
Computer Game Programming 44 +1 57% 18% 23% 36% 16% 0% $70,835 36 -0.50 77 — — — — —
Computer Science 527 — 71% 13% 35% 28% 10% 9% $113,766 41 -0.33 98 96% — — — —
Computer and Information Sciences 315 — 58% 7% 34% 40% 9% 7% $98,089 61 -0.01 95 96% — — — —
Chemistry 64 — 47% 25% 28% 23% 11% 2% $69,121 39 -0.24 74 94% — — — —
Geosciences 28 — 36% 39% 11% 14% 21% 11% $62,328 45 -0.25 63 98% — — — —
Mathematics 21 — 52% 24% 14% 24% 19% 14% $71,370 35 -0.53 77 90% — — — —
Physics 16 — 56% 31% 12% 38% 6% 6% $62,432 3 -1.52 63 100% — — — —
Biology 362 — 30% 14% 21% 35% 13% 15% $62,424 28 -0.47 63 93% — — — —
Neuroscience 81 — 36% 17% 27% 37% 9% 1% $54,253 10 -1.11 43 83% — — — —
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation — — — — — — — — $37,555 1 -3.19 7 100% — — — —
African-American Studies 10 — 20% 0% 0% 70% 10% 0% $48,179 16 -0.88 27 92% — — — —
Deaf Studies 12 — 0% 42% 0% 50% 0% 0% $48,179 16 -0.88 27 92% — — — —
English 79 — 22% 33% 9% 37% 10% 4% $54,230 62 +0.22 43 93% — — — —
Ethnic Studies 7 — 0% 43% 0% 14% 29% 0% $48,179 16 -0.88 27 92% — — — —
Foreign Languages 8 — 50% 50% 0% 25% 25% 0% $47,483 15 -0.94 25 74% — — — —
French 4 — 25% 0% 25% 25% 50% 0% $53,740 34 -0.38 42 87% — — — —
German — — — — — — — — $50,687 23 -0.66 34 — — — — —
History 33 — 48% 52% 3% 30% 9% 0% $60,098 76 +0.31 58 94% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 555 — 30% 18% 9% 52% 11% 2% $56,671 53 -0.06 50 94% — — — —
Linguistics 24 — 33% 42% 4% 38% 12% 0% $47,483 15 -0.94 25 74% — — — —
Philosophy 25 — 44% 44% 4% 28% 8% 0% $58,137 45 -0.25 54 95% — — — —
Religious Studies 6 — 50% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $25,900 0 -3.07 2 94% — — — —
Spanish 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $53,740 34 -0.38 42 87% — — — —
Anthropology 26 — 19% 50% 0% 19% 15% 0% $40,601 1 -1.48 11 88% — — — —
Communication 61 — 21% 16% 10% 44% 23% 0% $59,208 44 -0.25 56 95% — — — —
Journalism 87 — 25% 18% 7% 49% 10% 0% $58,200 33 -0.46 54 92% — — — —
Political Science 145 — 30% 21% 7% 46% 17% 3% $67,027 37 -0.38 71 90% — — — —
Psychology 507 — 18% 21% 11% 46% 10% 2% $52,756 39 -0.35 40 92% — — — —
Sociology 122 — 23% 12% 8% 50% 12% 2% $54,896 48 -0.18 45 91% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education and Human Development 212 25% 17% 9% 49% 18% 2% $56,446 4 -0.02 49 93%
Exercise Science 99 — 42% 14% 12% 48% 18% 2% $54,970 22 -0.79 45 — — — — —
Early Childhood Education — — — — — — — — $56,403 81 +0.61 49 94% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 29 — 0% 21% 3% 66% 10% 0% $56,403 81 +0.61 49 94% — — — —
Elementary Education 36 — 3% 11% 11% 42% 28% 3% $56,403 81 +0.61 49 94% — — — —
Middle School Education 20 — 20% 20% 10% 45% 20% 0% $56,403 59 +0.16 49 94% — — — —
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 7 — 71% 0% 0% 57% 14% 29% $61,913 69 +0.52 62 91% — — — —
Special Education 7 — 0% 43% 0% 57% 0% 0% $61,460 82 +0.84 61 93% — — — —
Art Education 14 — 0% 43% 0% 29% 14% 0% $61,913 96 +1.62 62 91% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of the Arts 487 38% 29% 7% 39% 16% 2% $45,412 0 -0.33 20 92%
Drawing 199 +1 24% 28% 11% 33% 19% 4% $44,601 39 -0.24 18 93% — — — —
Film and Media Studies 256 — 46% 28% 4% 45% 13% 2% $46,492 37 -0.37 23 92% — — — —
Music Performance 32 — 66% 41% 6% 28% 22% 3% $41,823 29 -0.53 13 91% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
J. Mack Robinson College of Business 1,088 47% 18% 19% 36% 16% 6% $77,299 65 -0.44 83 94%
Accounting 130 — 45% 12% 28% 25% 19% 6% $83,342 45 -0.24 88 95% — — — —
Actuarial Science 8 — 62% 25% 38% 0% 0% 38% $96,949 51 -0.01 95 95% — — — —
Business Administration 174 — 46% 17% 23% 38% 14% 5% $73,878 55 -0.19 80 94% — — — —
Business Economics 55 — 55% 22% 16% 38% 15% 9% $80,643 26 -0.68 86 94% — — — —
Entrepreneurship 52 — 50% 17% 10% 52% 8% 6% $60,262 16 -0.69 59 — — — — —
Finance 251 — 61% 18% 24% 30% 18% 7% $89,345 41 -0.34 91 94% — — — —
General Merchandising, Sales, and Related Marketing Operations 44 — 61% 30% 2% 43% 14% 0% $24,451 0 -4.13 2 96% — — — —
Hospitality Management 28 — 29% 29% 25% 29% 7% 11% $56,196 31 -0.40 49 96% — — — —
Marketing 279 — 33% 16% 15% 39% 20% 4% $76,640 53 -0.07 83 92% — — — —
Real Estate 33 — 45% 24% 6% 48% 9% 0% $78,758 23 -0.71 85 96% — — — —
Risk Management and Insurance 34 — 56% 29% 6% 41% 15% 6% $88,579 19 -0.69 91 93% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,102
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $26,426
Est. In-State Cost $11,774
Est. Out-of-State Cost $34,185
ROI Percentile 75th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 80%
4-Year Graduation Rate 33%
6-Year Graduation Rate 53%
Transfer-Out Rate 25%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 20.8% 1,172 48% 18% 19% 36% 16% 6% $77,157 45 -0.47 83 93% —
Social Sciences 18.5% 1,045 22% 21% 9% 47% 13% 2% $55,756 38 -0.37 47 92% —
Computer Science 15.9% 897 65% 11% 34% 32% 10% 8% $106,064 42 -0.23 97 96% —
Humanities 13.6% 764 30% 24% 8% 47% 11% 2% $55,647 55 -0.12 47 93% —
Arts 8.9% 501 37% 29% 7% 38% 16% 2% $45,874 24 -0.27 21 92% —
Life & Natural Sciences 7.9% 443 31% 14% 22% 35% 12% 13% $60,930 21 -0.59 60 91% —
Health Sciences 7.2% 408 18% 13% 17% 48% 13% 4% $76,467 48 -0.22 83 98% —
Professional 2.8% 156 24% 14% 5% 54% 18% 1% $53,557 7 -0.87 42 93% 8.9%
Physical Sciences & Math 2.3% 129 47% 29% 20% 23% 14% 6% $67,183 18 -0.45 72 95% —
Education 1.8% 99 10% 17% 7% 52% 18% 3% $57,150 73 +0.53 51 93% —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.4% 22 18% 14% 23% 41% 9% 5% $61,216 56 -0.26 61 91% —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Life & Natural Sciences $80.6M #69 50% $0.5M 21 #100 118 55
Humanities & Social Sciences $48.4M #41 33% $0.1M 74 #66 338 14
Education $31.7M #16 43% $0.1M 53 #55 — —
Physical Sciences & Math $28.5M #106 52% $0.1M 26 #102 207 15
Business & Economics $25.3M #16 10% $0.2M 36 #22 63 —
Health Sciences $15.0M #113 40% $0.4M 72 #23 162 5
Computer Science $7.6M #106 43% $0.1M 18 #55 114 —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Total $237M #111 41% $1.5M 300 #75 1,002 89

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 118 $12.3M $12.3M $0
Baseball 40 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Soccer 29 $973K $973K $0
Basketball 17 $2.9M $2.9M $0
Golf 10 $444K $444K $0
Tennis 8 $335K $335K $0
Total 222 $18.4M $18.4M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 74 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Soccer 35 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Softball 24 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Volleyball 21 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Beach Volleyball 16 $667K $667K $0
Basketball 15 $2.0M $2.0M $0
Tennis 9 $392K $392K $0
Golf 7 $416K $416K $0
Total 158 $8.2M $8.2M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 118 $12.3M $12.3M $0
Track & Field (combined) 74 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Soccer 64 $2.1M $2.1M $0
Baseball 40 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Basketball 32 $4.9M $4.9M $0
Softball 24 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Volleyball 21 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Golf 17 $861K $861K $0
Tennis 17 $727K $727K $0
Beach Volleyball 16 $667K $667K $0
Total 380 $40.0M $40.0M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 57%
Yield (non-ED) 18%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 67% 48% 54%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy required
Submitted Test Scores 50%
SAT Range 1030 – 1240
SAT Math Range 450 – 610
SAT RW Range 500 – 590